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Graphis 059, 1955

Content includes:
Swedish Advertising and Editorial Art (Arthur Hald)
Olivetti (Gillo Dorfles)
Artists and Patrons (Charles Rosner)
The Development of European Playing Cards (Eberhard Pinder)
Saul Bass (Georgine Oeri)
George Giusti (P.K. Thomajan)
The Book of Beasts (Charles Rosner)
Prudence.Public Participation in a Poster Competition (Paul Arthur)

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George Giusti
George Giusti was of Italian and Swiss parentage and trained at the Reale Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan. He worked as a designer in Lugano from 1928 to 1930 and in Zurich from 1931 to 1937, then went to the United States and was employed in Government offices in Washington, D.C. In 1939 he moved to New York and designed for the US Department of Agriculture, the US Army Air Corps and the Office of Strategic Services. Explore related designers including Joseph Binder and Alexey Brodovitch. See also American Modernism, American graphic design history, and 1950s graphic design history.
Graphis
Graphis is an international magazine founded in 1944 featuring graphic design, advertising, and illustration from around the world.

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Graphis 59, 1955. Cover design by George Giusti
Graphis 59, 1955. Cover design by George Giusti
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  • Year: 1963
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  • Designer/s: George Giusti
  • Year: 1966
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  • Designer/s: George Giusti
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